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Battant is one of the oldest parts of Besançon, Doubs, France, and has been under architectural protection since 1964. It is situated on the right bank of the river Doubs, north of the ox-bow that encircles the center of the city. A bridge across the Doubs joins the two quarters Battant and La Boucle (The Oxbow), via the Vauban quay and ...
Battant est un des plus vieux quartiers de la ville française de Besançon (secteur sauvegardé depuis 1964) situé sur la rive droite du Doubs au nord de la Boucle dans lequel s'est d'abord développé la ville.
- Citadel. The UNESCO-listed citadel is arguably Vauban’s crowning glory. The military mastermind conceived this 11-hectare fortified complex in the 1660s, and it adapts to the mammoth promontory at the neck of the loop in the Doube River.
- Musée des Beaux-Arts et d’Archéologie. In 1694 the abbot and scholar Jean-Baptiste Boisot left his hoard of manuscripts, busts, medals, paintings and books to the Benedictine monks of Saint-Vincent, providing it was made available to the public two days a week.
- Musée de la Résistance et de la Déportation. Besançon’s museum about the resistance and the concentration camps packs an emotional punch. The museum’s home is the cadet building in the Citadel, and this setting isn’t coincidental as some 100 resistance members were shot here in the war.
- Musée du Temps. In the late-18th century Swiss craftsmen poured into Besançon, turning it into one of Europe’s capitals for watchmaking. That legacy is evident today in the city’s nanotechnology industries, for which Besançon is a world leader.
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Battant is one of the oldest parts of Besançon, Doubs, France, and has been under architectural protection since 1964. It is situated on the right bank of the river Doubs, north of the ox-bow that encircles the center of the city. A bridge across the Doubs joins the two quarters Battant and La Boucle, via the Vauban quay and Jouffroy d'Abbans ...
Left to right, top to bottom: the citadel, the tramway in Battant, an aerial view of the oxbow of the river Doubs, the Vauban quay, the Museum of Fine Arts and Archeology, the parc de la Gare-d'Eau, the Porte Noire and St. John's Cathedral, the Granvelle Palace.
Baladez-vous dans le secteur sauvegardé de Besançon ! Le quartier Battant est une sorte de petit village aux portes du centre-ville. Outre les vestiges des différentes époques qui l'ont traversé, le quartier se distingue par son caractère fort, vivant et cosmopolite. Parcours de 2,7km.
C'est le quartier populaire de Besançon avec ces rues étroites et pavées. On y trouve diverses boutiques certaines peu communes. En se dirigeant vers l'église de la Madeleine, ce quartier devient de plus en plus animé. Les maisons de vielles pierres sont typiques de ce lieu..
